Rick wrote:
"George E. Cawthon" wrote in message
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| Rick wrote:
| "butwhat" wrote in message
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| personally I think you are a dumbass for giving lousy advice.
| ever hear of static electricity igniting lint trapped in the plastic
or
| flexible ducting.
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| Bull! Static electricity causing lint to ignite is
| in the same category as static electricity
| causing fires in home workshops and cellphones
| starting gasoline pump fires.


yes it does and yes I have seen it burn down many homes over the years.

Must live in area with a very high proportion of
stupid people to see so many homes burn down,
regardless of the cause. (or you are very old).

also have seen vacuum systems with plastic pipes ignite.
the only way to stop static electricity from igniting in plastc pipes is
to install a bare copper wire in the pipes grounded to the unit and
grounded to each tool.

Yeah, that will work.

do not try to dis-credit my knowledge
for what I say is factual.

Suggest that you point to a government source of
such information.


watch myth busters
haven't you seen that episode?
the static electricity that is on your clothes from sliding off fabric
seats causes static electricity to ignite the gasoline fumes while
pumping gas.
and yes it did catch fire.
Igniting gas fumes with static electricity is
entirely different from igniting lint. And cell
phones do not cause fires at gas stations.

Yes a few, very few cases of static electricity
igniting gasoline fumes while fueling vehicles at
commercial pumps are documented. Caused by the
person getting back in the vehicle after fueling
started. Easy to fix, don't get back into the
vehicle until you hang up the fuel nozzle!

so there ..................Mr Bullthon